CVE-2008-4668 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Image Browser (com_imagebrowser) 0.1.5 component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the folder parameter to index.php.

Published: 2008-10-22

Score: 9.0 Critical

EPSS: 21.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:joomla:com_imagebrowser:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4648	Directory traversal vulnerability in the Image Browser (com_imagebrowser) 0.1.5 component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the folder parameter to index.php.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.21476.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4464
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31458
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45490
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6618

History

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Subscriptions

Joomla Com Imagebrowser Joomla

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-10-22T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:24:20.611Z

Reserved: 2008-10-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4668

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-10-22T10:30:01.240

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:58:16.643

Link: CVE-2008-4668

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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